Selective driving system



March 6, 1945. w, i; EAR 2,370,976

SELECTIVE DRIVING SYSTEM Fi led Aug. 17, 1945 1 INVENTOR. fl ll/l/ 3 46M ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 6, 1945 "UNITED STATE PATENT; ornca 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a multiple drive System and more particularly to such a system by which a member may be selectively driven by either power driving means or manually.

In motor actuated driving systems where great reliability is necessary, means are advantageously provided for actuating the driven system in the event of failure of the motor. This is particu-' aible means are provided to condition the gearing for actuation of the driven member b either of the driving devices; and to provide a multiple drive system including a motor connected through planetary scoring to a driven member and a remotely located manual driving mechanism also connected to the planetary gearing.

These and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description and accompanying drawing. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a schematic view, partly in section, illustrating an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line H of Fig. 1.

F18. 4 is a cross-sectional view line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Generally speakin the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing, comprises" a first power driving device,'such as a motor II, and a second or manual driving device ll, such as a crank. Both driving devices are interconnected taken along the .to each other and to a driven member, such as flexible shatting load 2|, through the medium of planetary gearing 25. Motor II and manual driving device are each connected to ,diiierent elements of the planetary gearing. Means are provided associated with device II to lock the same to condition the planetary gearing for actu'ation of load 22 by the motor ll. Motor ll includes an electromagnetic clutch Cl which, when the motor is deenergized, is eii'ective to condition the planetary searinsior actuation oi" shaiting by manualdrivc means l5.

Clutch may be oi the type described in my Patent No. 2,287,114. issued December 23, 184i,

for "Electromagnetic clutch." It comprises a driving disk ll, secured on motor shaft l2 by a key l3, and a driven disk l4 including a hub member i6 which terminates in a driving pinion 2!. An annular member 22 is supported in the motor housing 23 and has a hub portion 24 which supports the clutch energizing winding 21. Winding 21 is connected in either series or parallel circuit relation with motor III. Upon energization of motor ill, a magnetic circuit is completed between the driving disk ll-and the driven disk l4 urging them into frictional and magnetic engagement. The 'energization. of motor II and clutch 30 is controlled through the medium of a cable il extending from bushing l8 on the motor to a controlswltch l9 mounted adjacent manual drive means i5.

When the clutch is deenergized, a spring 3| moves driven disk 14 away from driving disk H and into engagement with a braking surface 32. Driven disk i4 is supported on motor shaft l2 by hearing 33 and in a housing 34 by bearing 35.

Planetary gearing 25 is enclosed in a housing 35 secured to motorhousing 23, and which also encloses clutch 30. Gearing 25 includes a mounting gear 31 rotatably mounted on "hearing 38 on the hub member l6 of clutch driven element l4. As shown more particularly in Fig. 2, gear 31 meshes with 'a pinion 38 mounted in extension 40 of housing 36. Shaft 4| of pinion 38 is mount-- ed in bearings 42, "and is connected through a well-known type of driving connection 44 to flexible shaiting 45. Shaiting 45 is operatively associated withmanual driving device l5,-as will be described.

Referring to Fig. 3, it iwillxbe "observed that a plurality of planetary pinions 45, which in the present instance arethree in number, are rotatably mounted on gear 31 throughthe medium: of shafts 41; Pinions 48 are double pinions, having a large pinion gear 48 meshing withdriving pinion 2i and secured on a sleeve 50. Asshown in Fig. 4, a small pinion 5| is also secured on each sleeve 50 and pinions 5| mesh with an internal ring gear 52. Ring gear-52 is rotatably mounted in bearings 53' secured between spacing sleeve members 54, 54 in housing 38. Gear 52 includes adisk portion 55 terminating in a hub 55. Hub 58 is connected through driving connection 51 to flexible shaiting 20, audit is mounted in bearing '55 in an end plate 6| 0! housing 2B. To secure a rigid support, the ends of shafts 41' are eaohireduced ,as'at BI, and these reduced ends are secured in a plate 62'.

Manual driving device it is senerall mountod remotely from the planetary gearing 25 such as on a support 63. It includes a crank handle 34 mounted in bearing 65 in support 63, and having a hub 66 connected through a driving connection 61 to flexible shafting 45. Crank 64 is provided with a pin 68 which coacts with any one of a number of apertures 13 in support 63 for locking the crank handle against movement. A

latch ll may be provided to hold the pin 68 in its locking position.

The operation of the system is as follows. Normally pin 88 is engaged in one of the apertures and held therein by latch 1 I. This looks crank handle 64 and thus holds pinion 38 against movement. When motor In is energized by control on switch [9, clutch is also energized so that its driving and driven elements are in magnetic and frictional engagement. Motor l0 thus drives driving pinion 2|. As pinion 38 is fixed against. movement, gear 3'| is held stationary. Rotation I of driving pinion 2| therefore rotates pla'netary pinions 46 to, in turn, drive ring gear 52. Ring,

gear 62 through connection 51 actuate's flexible shafting 20. This drive control is in either direction of rotation or movement.

Should the circuit of motor Ill be opened either intentionally or accidentally, clutch 20 is deenergized and driven element-l4 immediately engages braking surface 32. Under such conditions, driving pinion 2| is held stationary. For manual drive control crank handle 64 is unlatched by removing pin 68 from aperture 10, and shafting 20 is driven by operation of crank 64. qoperation of crank 64 will rotate pinion 38 which in turn drives gear 31. Rotation of gear 31 will carry planetary pinions 46 around driving pinion 2| which is fixed against movement.

This in turn will cause gear 31 to drive ring gear 82 and thus the flexibleshafting 20. It will thus be apparent that each driving mechanism is operatively associated with a diiferent element of the planetary gearing. When one driving mechanisrn is locked against movement, the planetary gearing is conditioned for actuation of shaftin 20 by the other driving device.

The drive system is particularly advantageous as a safety drive for aircraft accessories. If

shafting 20 is connected to drive accessories, such.

as landing gears or wing flaps, these elements will normally be operated by motor Ill. However, the supplemental manual driving device Hi has been described to illustrate the application of the principles thereof, it will be understood that the invention may be otherwise embodied without departing from such principles.

I claim:

1. A power transmission arrangement including a driven member; planetary gearing including an internal ring gear connected to said driven member, a mounting gear and a plurality of planetary pinions rotatably mounted on said mounting gear pinions;

is always directly connected to gearing 25.

Should motor l0 fail, manual device I5 is instanta'neously eflective to actuate the drive system and the'associated aircraft accessories. However, the arrangement is such that crank 64 is normally held stationary even though it is connected directly to gearing 25. No time need be lost in engaging device I! with the gearing, which is an important advantage in emergencies such as failure of the power supply to motor I0.

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and meshing with said ring gear; a first driving pinion engaging said planetary pinions; a power driving device: a clutch having a driving element connected to said power driving device and a driven element connected to said first drivin means effecting engagement of said clutch elements in response to energization of said ower driving device; a. second driving pinion engaging said mounting gear; a manual driving device connected to said second driving pinion; selectively operable holding means operatively associated with said manual driving device for holding stationary its associated driving pinion to condition said planetary gearing for actuation of said driven member by said power driving device; a braking surface; and means effecting engagement of said clutch driven element and said braking surface in response to deenergization of said power driving device to condition said gearing for actuation of said driven member by said manual driving device.

A ower transmission arrangement including a driven member; planetary gearing including an internal ring gear connected to said driven member, of planetary pinions rotatably mounted on said mounting gearand meshing with said ring gear;

a. first driving pinion engaging said planetary an electric motor; an electromagnetic clutch having a driving element connected to said motor and a driven element connected to said first driving pinion, said clutch having a magnetizing winding in circuit relation with said motor and energized simultaneously therewith to eflect engagement of driving pinion ngaging said mounting gear; a manual driving device connected to said second driving pinion; selectively operable holding means operatively associated with said manual driving device for holding against rotation its associated driving pinion tocondition said planetary gearing for actuation of said driven member by said motor; a braking surface; and means urging said clutch driven element into engagement with said braking surface in response to deenergization of said motor and clutch to condition said gearing member by said manual driving device.

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a mounting gear and a plurality saidelements; a second I for actuation of said driven i 

